There have been 1,098 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Ireland today.

Today’s figure brings the five-day moving average of new cases to 1,359 - a slight drop compared to yesterday.

The latest figures from the HSE show there were 163 patients with confirmed cases of COVID-19 being treated in Irish hospitals this morning.

26 of those patients are being treated in intensive care.

Over 72% of adults have now been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, while around 10,000 people are said to have received a first dose at a walk-in vaccination centre yesterday.

Walk-in clinics are continuing today and tomorrow at many of the country's vaccination centres.

Main image: File photo of (l to r) Professor Karina Butler, Chair of the National Immunisation Advisory Committee with Dr Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health and Professor Philip Nolan, Chair of the NPHET Irish Epidemiological Modelling Advisory Group at a health briefing. Picture: Eamon Farrell / RollingNews.ie